Gail O'Grady
Department: Acting
Biography
Gail Ann O'Grady (born January 23, 1963), an American actress and producer, is best known for her roles as Donna Abandando on the ABC police drama NYPD Blue, and Helen Pryor on the NBC drama series American Dreams. She is also well known for her lead roles in a number of television movies. She has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards three times. She has been married six times and has 3 children.
Known For
Tricks
2004
Celtic Pride
1996
That Old Feeling
1997
Another Woman's Husband
2000
Hostage Negotiator
2001
Nobody's Perfect
1990
While the Children Sleep
2007
Circle
2010
The Wedding Pact 2: The Baby Pact
2021
Two of Hearts
1999
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes
2000
ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
2011
Spellcaster
1988
All I Want for Christmas
2007
More Sex & the Single Mom
2005
Sex & the Single Mom
2003
Out of Sync
2000
The House That Jack Built
2009
Heart of the Matter
2022
Two Voices
1997
Shadow on the Mesa
2013
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
Blackout
1988
Living Out Loud
2009
Every 9 Seconds
1997
Medusa's Child
1997
The Mystery Cruise
2013
Parker Kane
1990
Mothers of the Bride
2015
Sins of the Preacher
2013
An American Carol
2008
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999
Trial by Fire
1995
The Right Girl
2015
After the Fall
2010
Mayday
2005
Love on Ice
2017
She's Having a Baby
1988
Justice Served
2015
Lycan
2017
Walking Across Egypt
1999
The Sure Hand of God
2004
Identity Theft of a Cheerleader
2019
Deviant Love
2019
Lucky 7
2003
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
1995
The Three Lives of Karen
1997
Manipulated
2019
People Like Us
1990
Love in the Clouds
2025
President Down
2025
I Fell in Love with Santa
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
Cheers
1982
The Tony Danza Show
2004
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Designing Women
1986
Ally McBeal
1997
Ghost Whisperer
2005
CSI: Miami
2002
Monk
2002
Desperate Housewives
2004
Matlock
1986
China Beach
1988
Las Vegas
2003
CSI: NY
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
American Dreams
2002
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
Anything But Love
1989
Hidden Palms
2007
Cane
2007
Boston Legal
2004
Hot Properties
2005
Werewolf
1987
True Jackson, VP
2008
Hardball
1989
The Forgotten
2009
Hellcats
2010
Castle
2009
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
Monk
2002
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Revenge
2011
Criminal Minds
2005
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
Viral Vignettes
2020
Burke's Law
1994
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
The Crazy Ones
2013
NYPD Blue
1993
Rules of Engagement
2007
Two and a Half Men
2003
The Mentalist
2008
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Duster
2025